Fake Encounter
Fake encounters are illegal executions of people usually in police custody. It is staged to appear as the encounters have occurred allegedly in self-defense. Police create fake encounters as an opportunity to kill the suspect or terrorist.
30 Jul 2018
SC summons CBI chief again over Manipur fake encounters probe
CBI director Alok Kumar Verma, on Monday, was summoned by the Supreme Court to give an explanation for the agency's slow pace of investigation into alleged extra-judicial killings in Manipur by Indian security forces.
02 Jul 2018
SC seeks response from Uttar Pradesh government on 'fake encounters'
The Supreme Court today sought a response from the Uttar Pradesh government on a plea alleging that several fake encounters have taken place in the state in recent past.
06 Jun 2018
Ishrat Jahan case: CBI wanted to arrest Modi, says Vanzara
In controversial claims, former Gujarat DIG DG Vanzara told a court yesterday that the CBI wanted to arrest then CM Narendra Modi and then Gujarat Home Minister Amit Shah in the Ishrat Jahan encounter case.
04 Feb 2018
UP Police suspend four personnel over Noida shooting
The Uttar Pradesh Police has suspended four personnel after a trainee sub-inspector opened fire on two civilians in Noida's Sector 122 on Saturday night.
20 Jan 2018
CJI Dipak Misra-led bench to hear Judge Loya case
A three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dipak Misra will hear PILs seeking independent probe into the death of CBI judge BH Loya.
02 Aug 2017
Sohrabuddin encounter: Gujarat top cop DG Vanzara, MN Dinesh discharged
Former Gujarat top cop DG Vanzara has been discharged in the 2005 Sohrabuddin Shaikh and Tulsiram Prajapati fake encounters due to lack of evidence and absence of sanction to prosecute him.
